The next day, two carriages were found, and the group set off for Erlong Mountain.

Song Jiang couldn't help but think of the process of exchanging feelings in the Phoenix Town Restaurant last night. Wine and meat passed through the intestines, the Buddha left in his heart, Ming Xuan did not refuse wine and meat, but was keen on studying natural science.

Ancient Chinese Confucianism, as the ruling ideology, regarded science and technology as a path to art, too ingenious and useless skills, flashy luxuries, in a word, impractical, and despised, so those who engage in scientific research are regarded as alternative.

Fortunately, the forest is big, and there are still many birds that insist on scientific research, Zhang Heng, Zu Chongzhi, Shen Kuo, and Song Yingxing are among the best.

Ming Xuan has undoubtedly become an alternative in the eyes of people, a good rich young master does not do it, but he is keen on strange tricks and tricks. Through conversation, Song Jiang learned that Ming Xuan had a deep understanding of chemistry and physics, and it seemed that he would be trained well in the future and become a famous scientist in the Great Song Dynasty.

At the same time, Song Jiang assured Ming Xuan that working with him would definitely make him achieve remarkable achievements in science, and Ming Xuan was naturally convinced, because during the conversation, he found that the two of them had intersections.

The other seven people were of different levels, some had read books, and some were purely illiterate, but what made Song Jiang laugh was the names of some of them.

The leader of the seven is called Zhu Yiqun, which makes people think that he is leading a group of pigs. There is also a person named Pang Guang, but fortunately, the word bladder is not yet available in the Great Song Dynasty. Song Jiang originally wanted to change the names of the two of them, but he thought about it again! Later generations had such a high level of education, and some people named them Shen Jingbing and Shi Zhenxiang.

The rest of the names did not evoke the rich associations of Song Jiang, Wang Dou, Liu Jin, Du Wen, Du Wu, Wei Gensheng, of which Du Wen and Du Wu were brothers. They all followed an old warlock to deceive, and after the old warlock died, they continued to deceive led by Zhu Yiqun.

Song Jiang valued many of the chemical methods they had learned to refine substances, and it was a good choice to start in the Academy of Sciences.

Talking and laughing, the road is not too far, and Erlong Mountain can already be seen from afar. There were several times along the way that someone was riding a horse and running back and forth, and Song Jiang understood that these were all spies from Erlong Mountain, and he didn't pick it out.

When I got to the foot of Erlong Mountain, I heard a whistle, and twenty or thirty people in front of me hugged a man and a woman, and the woman shouted loudly: "Acquaintances leave their belongings, vehicles, and horses to get out, if you want to say half a word, first taste what it is like to taste the knife in the hands of the old lady!" ”

Song Jiang guessed that these two people might be Zhang Qing and Sun Erniang of Erlongshan, and just wanted to call out to inquire, but when he saw Ming Xuan and the others feeling uneasy, he changed his mind again, Song Jiang, who couldn't give his subordinates a sense of security, was still Song Jiang? He also wanted to see how capable the famous dominatrix was, so he let Hua Ziwei fight.

Hua Ziwei was in the middle of it, and she shot the horse and fought with Sun Erniang. After seven or eight rounds of fighting, Zhang Qing saw that Sun Erniang had a sign of defeat, so he urged the horse to help the battle, and the Huachen who swept the formation here had already stepped forward to catch the fight.

The four of them were in danger of fighting, and Zhang Qing was cowardly after the number of people, seeing that the people who came were strong in martial arts, and they would definitely lose if they fought, so they turned their horses back to the mountain after blowing a whistle to retreat. Song Jiang and the others didn't chase after them, knowing that they would come out after beating the child, so they waited quietly.

After a while, a blue-faced man, a fat monk, and a head tuo came down the mountain with dozens of minions, and Song Jiang saw that the idea came out, so he shouted loudly: "In front of me, my brother Wu Song Wu Erlang?" ”

The head Tuo patted the horse forward, went to the front to take a closer look, and hurriedly fell off the horse and bowed: "I didn't know that my brother was coming, Wu Song was abrupt." ”

Song Jiang also dismounted and helped Wu Song up. The fat monk is Lu Zhishen, and the blue-faced man is Yang Zhi, who all got off the horse to meet when they heard Wu Song's introduction, and then naturally went up the mountain to reunite. Zhang Qing and his wife on the mountain, Cao Zheng and Shi En all came to visit, Sun Erniang apologized again and again when she visited, and Song Jiang said that those who don't know are not guilty, and they don't have to care.

Killing chickens and slaughtering sheep on Erlong Mountain to entertain Song Jiang and others, hearing that Song Jiang fell grass in Qingfeng Mountain, all the heroes were overjoyed, and the timely rain that the rivers and lakes are famous for should do earth-shattering things, and the Yuncheng officials are buried talents.

In this way, the brothers were lively for a few days, and Song Jiang also said the purpose of coming to Erlong Mountain.

On that day, it happened that the seven heroes of Erlongshan were there, and Song Jiang did not tactfully, and said his thoughts directly.

He said: "Brothers, the days of drinking wine in large bowls and eating meat in large pieces are indeed chic, but do you think about how you will live in the future? If you still have the idea of eating if you have it and grabbing it if you don't have it, then you have chosen a path of no return full of worries. got by in this way, and was inevitably exterminated by the officials and soldiers in the end. If you want to fight for a world, you have to find a way to change your thoughts and practices, and how to change your thoughts and practices is the top priority now. ”

Most of the heroes of Erlongshan are reckless men, in addition to fighting, killing, eating and drinking, what superfluous thoughts can there be, they are all stunned on the spot with wide eyes, you look at me, I look at you.

After all, Yang Zhi had been an officer, and when he saw that no one in Erlongshan had spoken, he immediately said: "Our brothers are all rude people, so don't play dumb riddles brother!" ”

"Yes! Yes! ”

Lu Zhishen rubbed his bald head and said: "Brother Gongming, just say it directly, sprinkle the family's head and pretend to be a wine shop, and it is not good to pretend to think!" The good guys laughed.

Song Jiang didn't say his thoughts directly, but asked another question: "Brothers, it was difficult to ask just now, this time it's a simple one." What is the most important thing in our business? ”

It's really simple, there are different opinions on this question, and the answer is not unique, and the heroes express their opinions.

"The most important thing is brotherly righteousness."

"I think I dare to fight and rush, and I don't lose the prestige of my brothers if I lose my life."

"I think it's free, Lao Tzu is the best in the world."

"It is the brethren who are well fed and well-fed, and have no worries about food and clothing."

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Song Jiang did not deny their answer, he said unhurriedly: "I feel that survival is the most important thing!" It is how to safely continue this kind of day of occupying the mountain as the king under the condition that the interests of the cottage are not damaged. ”

Seeing that everyone was speechless, Song Jiang knew that they were waiting for him to continue, so he continued: "If the action is too big, it will be regarded as a thorn in the eye by the imperial court, a thorn in the flesh, and the army will encircle and suppress it, and the consequences can be imagined." If the action is too small and there is no food for the stomach, the cottage will not be cohesive. The plan for the present is: first, industry. It is to engage in physical operation and create a survival mode other than robbery. For example, we Qingfeng Mountain, now there are hotels, gambling houses, wine shops and other physical stores outside, and the brothers in the shops are exactly the same as ordinary people, not bullying the market, only to generate income for the cottage. There are farms in the mountains, raising chickens, ducks, pigs and sheep, which is a unique condition of the mountains and forests, and Erlong Mountain can also be imitated. In this way, a part of the income is used to maintain the normal life of the cottage, and without robbery, there will be no food shortage, forming a virtuous circle. And in the long run, robbery will become a side business, and the government will not worry about it, and safety will be assured. ”

After Song Jiang finished speaking, he took a sip of tea, and everyone talked about it for a while, but Song Jiang didn't say anything, let him discuss, and finally the monk said: "What my brother said is very true, and in the future, the Sprinkle family will discuss with the brothers how to develop this kind of production ······."

Lu Zhishen rubbed his head and couldn't remember, Song Jiang reminded: "Industry." ”

Lu Zhishen smiled and said, "Oh, industry! Look at the brains of the Sprinklers! ”

Song Jiang said: "Second, form an alliance. There are heroes gathering on the three mountains in Qingzhou, that is, Qingfeng Mountain, Erlong Mountain, and Peach Blossom Mountain, we are all weak and weak, if the officers and soldiers encircle and suppress the enemy, we must form an alliance, and the three mountains are twisted into a rope, sharing honor and disgrace, advancing and retreating together. You all know that these three mountains are at the corner of each other, sandwiching Qingzhou in the middle. If you want to survive in Qingzhou for a long time, you must unite, if the officers and soldiers attack Erlong Mountain, the rest of the two mountains will immediately support, everyone knows the truth of the cold lips and teeth, in a word, we must unite and fight against the officers and soldiers together. ”

Before the words fell, the heroes all agreed, the heroes of the green forest pay attention to the righteous word, the green forest in the world is a family, and the two words were not said, Lu Zhishen agreed on behalf of Erlongshan.

Then Song Jiang and the heroes of Erlongshan discussed, and on the 15th of next month, they went to Qingfeng Mountain to hold an alliance ceremony, and at the same time observed various industries in Qingfeng Mountain.

Song Jiang also asked Lu Zhishen to send a letter to Li Zhong in Taohua Mountain, and asked if he had any contact with Shi Jin. Lu Zhishen said that he had correspondence with Shi Dalang and had never met. Song Jiang proposed to bring the letter to Shaohua Mountain, and it was best to let them join forces in Taohua Mountain. Because Shaohuashan is alone in Huayin County and is easy to be suppressed, Lu Zhishen nodded and agreed after thinking a little.

"Third, keep a low profile. That is to say, we don't need to do things with great fanfare, and we don't want to attract the attention of the imperial court to us. ”

Song Jiang said: "For example, now the eyes of the high-ranking officials of the imperial court are aimed at the Huashigang in the south of the Yangtze River, and they all want to get a piece of the pie, and it will not be long before the people of Jiangnan who can't stand the oppression and exploitation will rise up, so there are others who attract the attention of the imperial court." Another example is Jeju Yangsanbo's heroes who killed officials and gathered righteousness, they must have registered in the imperial court, as long as the imperial court can free up their hands, they will definitely send a large army to conquer. However, after all, our strength is weak, so we must keep a low profile in our work, as long as we do not attack the city and pull out the village, kill the officials and seize the grain, the court will have no time to take care of us. Besides, the current officials regard their positions as more important than their lives, and they report good news but not bad news, and they all write to rule a peaceful situation by themselves, so as long as we keep a low profile, they will selectively ignore our existence. Therefore, when we attack the powerful in the township, we should not shout loudly and reveal our own bottom, as for the common people, do not rob them, they must also live. ”

After Song Jiang finished speaking, the heroes of Erlongshan admired him, Song Jiang, who looked black and short, not to mention that the amount of alcohol was inversely proportional to his height, and this insight was also inversely proportional to his height! It's terrible, it seems that this alliance leader belongs to him, and if someone else is in charge, don't they lead the brothers to death!